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If your device is getting bad reception...

You need to exchange it asap. It's as simple as that, you have a bad unit. A software patch or anything else isn't really going to help you. So save yourself some headache and just call up Verizon. Tests have been done (on working units) that show the nexus gets similar or even better connections compared to Verizon's other offerings.
I tested this myself vs my fiance's Droid 3. She showed more bars than I but I had a better download speed and slightly lower db. Both on 3G. To be more conclusive, she had four bars while I had NONE and similar db.
The only thing Verizon is going to do is make our bars show like the Droid 3 and other phones such as the RAZR. So exchange until you get a working unit, we really can't help you. That is all.
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You just verified that Verizon is doing the right thing. It's not the bars that matter it's the db. If you are getting similar db then you are getting the same signal strength regardless of whether it shows 1 or 4 bars.

I think this is what I'm going to do. I only have until next Thursday to return the phone since I bought my Gnex from a non-corporate store so tomorrow I'm going to take my re-locked nexus back and exchange for another. If that one still sucks in the reception department, I guess I'm getting a Razr.

Added pictures of what a working device should be getting for more evidence that this isn't everyone's problem.
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Already switched out my device once and it is having the exact same problem. So I have 2 brand new phones and the first one worked great for a couple days and then they had their nationwide outage. I kind of doubt Verizon will keep switching phones until they find a working one...if indeed that is the problem. I figured if it was a phone defect that new sites would be all over this.

What is considered a good signal strength reading? Mine has varied from -80 to -110 at times.

Between -85 and -75 is considered excellent.
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[Q] Battery Life vs S2

Hey,
I'm hoping to get some feedback from the Nexus (i9250) users here that either own or have previously owned a S2 (i9100).
I'm considering letting my S2 (running CM9) go for a Nexus and I only really have one concern: Battery Life.
I'm interested in 2 different scenarios, if anyone has a view on it:
1) Stock: Nexus 1750mah vs S2 1650mah
2) Extended: Nexus 2000mah vs S2 2000mah
Technically I'm more concerned with the Extended scenario considering that is what I'm running on my S2 in order to get through the day without any worries.
Thanks in advance for any feedback

Just IceCreamSandwichMan bumping the thread:
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Galaxy Nexus has better standby (means if you keep display disabled and have only things like Bluetooth, Data sync and Wi-Fi running it will last longer than the sgs2) but the Galaxy S 2 have better display-on-time (because of the smaller screen of course). I guess the display-on-time of the galaxy nexus is around 4 hours and the one from the sgs2 is 6 hours.
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@blockbusta: Thanks for that bit of information. I will monitor my screen-time usage over the next couple of days to see if my usage would allow for the upgrade to a Nexus.

I used to have an S2 with a 2000mAh battery, now I've got a Nexus with a 2000mah. The Nexus is definitely worse for screen on time, but is a lot better for standby which makes a huge difference. The Android OS doesn't savage the battery like it does with the S2, and you can keep wifi on and the drain is minimal.
With the extended battery and Franco kernel, I can usually squeeze at least 5 hours out of it, with decent standby time.
To put it simply, I was disappointed at first doing the same trade you did, but have grown to get used to it and learnt how to squeeze good life out of it.
Hope that helps.
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@Remoteconcern: Thanks for the info, it definitely does help. As long as I can manage to get 17 to 20 hours out of the 2000mah battery, it would be sufficient for me (but that all depends on usage, and in this case very much on screen-time it seems).

[Q] Reasonable expectation on WiFi

Is it reasonable to expect the Sprint Galaxy Nexus WiFi to perform as well as the HTC EVO 4G LTE WiFi? If not, what should I expect as being a reasonable level of WiFi range?
I have great signal for 3G and no LTE here yet. Not expecting it for some time and no need to question the 3G service. However, WiFi is poor on every ROM I have tried. I have tried 2 different routers at home on both 2.4 and 5Ghz and have found settings that make the connection stronger, but still nothing near the EVO. I have taken the Nexus to the local Starbucks and Panera testing the connection with the same results. Since I have both phones I plan to ride it out for a chance that software will make this better.
I am curious what others are experiencing on WiFi with the Sprint Galaxy Nexus and what routers are working well on what bands.
Thanks.

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Turn off avoid poor network connections if you have disconnects. My WiFi works just as well as it did on my Epic.
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Zeinzu said:
Turn off avoid poor network connections if you have disconnects. My WiFi works just as well as it did on my Epic.
Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus
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I can't find this on the stock 4.0.4. Is this a JB advanced setting in WiFi?

bcrsr said:
I can't find this on the stock 4.0.4. Is this a JB advanced setting in WiFi?
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Sorry, thought you were on 4.1 already. Was the first thing I did on my Sprint Nexus.
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Zeinzu said:
Sorry, thought you were on 4.1 already. Was the first thing I did on my Sprint Nexus.
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I'll reload JB. Thanks.

bcrsr said:
I can't find this on the stock 4.0.4. Is this a JB advanced setting in WiFi?
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The setting is available on ICS as well.
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My speed has actually increased 50x that of my incredible.
It actually goes so fast that my nexus will shut itself down sometimes when downloading stuff.
I'm not sure why I get super speed but its awesome but the risk of shutting down instantly does not sit well.. it didn't boot for 6 minutes one time. But it constantly gives me low signal so I'm not sure why it does this.
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GSM vs CDMA - HUGE difference in battery life?

I recently switched from AT&T to Sprint and have the Galaxy Nexus on both services.
My signal for Sprint is better than AT&T at my house and I just ran my first battery test to find that with 2 hours of screen time I got roughly 4 hours of battery life on the Sprint phone verses the AT&T phone which I could easily get at least a day out of it...
Is there really that huge of a difference between the AT&T version versus the Sprint version in regards to battery life?
If this is the case, and the battery life on the Sprint version is this bad, I don't know what to do because there's no way I can only go 4 hours without having to plug it in.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
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Yep pretty big difference.
LTE on the GN is a separate radio, so you have two radios running at once. Battery killer bigtime.

adrynalyne said:
Yep pretty big difference.
LTE on the GN is a separate radio, so you have two radios running at once. Battery killer bigtime.
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True but you can disable the LTE radio in advances network settings. That being said, there's still a huge difference. I can only get 3 hours screen on and thats only if I unplug at 100% and use my phone nonstop til it dies. Realistically I get 2 hours screen on a day.

I have the Verizon gnex and I get about 1.25 hours of screen time and at least 10-13 hours of life. Of course I can't live without having certain accounts syncing so I just had to suck it up and live with it. I tried many roms and different methods of trying to get more screen time and lasting the whole day... just not going to happen. Seeing that sprint is also CDMA, the likelihood of getting a impressive battery life is slim.
If you haven't yet, try rooting and putting a custom ROM. I'm running cm10 and I really like it.
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Sprint, stock OTA. 2100mah OEM battery free courtesy of Sprint.
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On wifi, naturally.

I need to get me one of those batteries! I guess I'll have to talk to Sprint tomorrow. Barely touched the phone today and didn't even last till the sun went down...
Thank you all for the input!
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mister2quick said:
I need to get me one of those batteries! I guess I'll have to talk to Sprint tomorrow. Barely touched the phone today and didn't even last till the sun went down...
Thank you all for the input!
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Ya just call their customer service. Theres a thread over at the accessories forum about it.
And if you turn off 4g while using at least half the battery on wifi, you might get 2 hr screen time. Thats my experience on big red
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Whats your network speed on your note 4?

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I was amazed at this phone on verizon.
-Wizzle

You got me beat. I was amazed at the 24-26 I got in the Cincinnati-day ohio area. Coming from a galaxy s3 I was use to 6-8 on average.

This is the best I've gotten so far. Northwest Minneapolis suburbs.

I don't get higher than 9 down where I am. I'm actually sort of disappointed in this. I was hoping that my area was on XLTE. On regular LTE, the network is so saturated and crappy. I have 50/5 internet through Centurylink, with a Netgear Nighthawk router. My wifi speed tops out at 12 down. I get 26 down on my macbook, and 46 down on a wired connection.
I really was hoping for better results. I mean I know that the LTE situation in my area is a sad joke, but I have some pretty good speeds through CL.

I'm pretty happy
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my area used to get horrible speeds of like 1mbps. I complained a lot. I think they finally fixed the towers here, and my g2 started getting like 10 to 15...ny note 4 gets 20 to 30. it's pretty awesome.
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You guys still on "global" or did you switch to "LTE/CDMA"? Trying to decide if I should switch. Not really noticing any problems with Global but I haven't really ran much tests. Will do some today and post back.

I got 25mpbs where my g2 couldn't pull 10

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2994571&stc=1&d=1414863121
Also Verizon.
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switched to LTE/CDMA and noticed no difference.

Did this one just yesterday morning. Super happy.

Took this right after getting the phone.

The was on my Note 3, but the Note 4 would have gotten the exact same thing.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1003729876

jack584 said:
The was on my Note 3, but the Note 4 would have gotten the exact same thing.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1003729876
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Wow. That's crazy.
-Wizzle

Where do you live ? Under the cell tower ?

grrump said:
Where do you live ? Under the cell tower ?
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I get those speeds throughout my college campus in So Cal. I've actually stopped using the campus Wi-Fi because of it. Thank god for unlimited data.